What the recycling symbols on your plastic rubbish actually mean
As British households prepare to put away the Christmas decorations for another year, many will also be thinking…
‘Do not recycle these curbside’
Recycling is a necessary step in keeping applicable items out of the landfill. A TikTok user shared a…
‘People told me I was wasting my time’
A professor at Boise State University has succeeded in producing and commercializing a new plastic polymer that offers…
New bamboo plastic offers eco-friendly durability
Bamboo plastic sounds like a compelling eco-friendly material for a variety of applications, but its questionable durability and…
How new recycling rules around ‘scrunchable’ plastic wrappings will affect you
Rules around so-called “flexible plastic” are set to change within the next two years in a bid to…
Shopper sparks outrage after sharing disturbing image of produce section at local grocery store: ‘Should be … illegal’
With plastic pollution making headlines more often as awareness grows about its impacts, consumers are keeping a closer…
The science behind plastic recycling and why it needs a rethink
Waste isn’t new, and neither is humanity’s role in creating it. Since the dawn of industrialization, our ability…